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In the East, the main object is to have a well-ordered society so that everybody can have maximum enjoyment of his freedoms. This freedom can only exist in an ordered state and not in a natural state of contention and anarchy.

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China is a vast, disparate country; there is no alternative to strong central power.

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After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States and China are more likely to view each other as competitors if not adversaries. But the die has not been cast. The best possible outcome is a new understanding that when they cannot cooperate, they will coexist and allow all countries in the Pacific to grow and thrive.

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I've got one grandson gone to MIT. Another grandson had been in the American school here. Because he was dyslexic, and we then didn't have the teachers to teach him how to overcome or cope with his dyslexia, so he was given exemption to go to the American school. He speaks like an American. He's going to Wharton.

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You either use the Internet or you are backward.

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If Singapore is a nanny state, then I am proud to have fostered one.

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Freedom of the news media must be subordinated to the overriding needs of Singapore, and to the primacy of purpose of an elected government.

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I had some very powerful minds working with me.

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We are pragmatists. We don't stick to any ideology. Does it work? Let's try it, and if it does work, fine, let's continue it. If it doesn't work, toss it out, try another one. We are not enamored with any ideology.

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A military presence does not need to be used to be useful.

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Biography

Nationality: Unknown

Type: Statesman

Born: September 16th, 1923

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